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Mumbai: Local residents are upset with the decision to shut down the blood bank attached to BMC-run V N Desai Hospital, Santa Cruz, during ongoing structural repairs to the building.The blood bank, located on the second floor, stopped collecting blood almost a month back. “However, as blood units can be stored for 35 days, we…
Mumbai: The Bhandup police have registered charges against six individuals following the suicide of a 23-year-old delivery executive who faced mental harassment and intimidation regarding a parcel rejection racket and an outstanding personal loan.A parcel rejection racket is a scam where individuals or groups exploit the parcel delivery system to defraud customers or businesses. This…
Mumbai: Concerns were raised by activists regarding installation of smart meters in Island City, with a section of BEST electricity consumers expressing opposition and planning to move the court on the issue, reports Somit Sen. However, BEST officials maintain these meters will be advantageous for consumers, enabling daily power consumption monitoring and facilitating quicker responses…
Pune: The Maharashtra unit of the Builders’ Association of India (BAI) has issued a second legal notice to state govt, demanding immediate payment of over Rs 90,000 crore in dues to contractors. The association has given govt a 15-day ultimatum, warning of approaching Bombay HC if their demands were not met.The reminder notice, dated July…
MUMBAI: In response to an RTI query, BMC has stated that it spent Rs 25.83 crore over five years on the upkeep of Humboldt penguins at the Byculla zoo. Civic data also shows that over the same five years, BMC earned Rs 40.39 crore in revenue from over one crore visitors that poured in over…
An underground pedestrian passage connecting the BKC bullet train station with the BKC Metro 3 station is being planned. The underground walkway will make it easier for commuters to switch between the bullet train and metro quickly and comfortably. 7m x 7m Size of knockout wall at the BKC station, which can be demolished when…
Mumbaikars are decking up in their finest lehengas and sherwanis, attending vibrant weddings with dancing baraats, dhols, and food from every corner of India — but with one quirky twist. There’s no bride. No groom. And no actual wedding. But…Welcome to the world of fake weddings — an emerging trend where people gather to celebrate…
MUMBAI: A 26-year-old man has lodged a police complaint against the staff of a popular Borivali-based restaurant for allegedly conniving with a woman to swindle him in a dating scam. The complainant had met the woman through a dating app. The MHB Colony police have registered an FIR and are investigating the matter. The complainant,…
NEW DELHI: Days after a group of men allegedly affiliated with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) assaulted a shopkeeper in Mira Road for not speaking Marathi, state minister Nitesh Rane challenged them to “show courage and go to areas like Null Bazaar and Mohammed Ali Road and tell people there to speak Marathi.“Reacting sharply to…
VASAI: Constables Rajesh Mahajan and Shyam Shinde have been suspended by the MBVV commissionerate after they were arrested by the Achole cops on Wednesday on the charges of abetment of suicide and criminal intimidation. They have been accused to driving a developer to suicide after threatening him to give-up his building project which was financed…
